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August (2008 film)

August
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US Theatrical release poster
Directed by Austin Chick
Produced by Josh Hartnett
David Guy Levy
Charlie Corwin
Clara Markowicz
Elisa Pugliese
Written by Howard A. Rodman
Starring Josh Hartnett
Naomie Harris
David Bowie
Rip Torn
Adam Scott
Emmanuelle Chriqui
Music by Nathan Larson
Cinematography Andrij Parekh
Edited by Pete Beaudreau
Production
company
Original Media
Periscope Entertainment
Distributed by First Look Studios
Release date
  • January 22, 2008 (2008-01-22) (Sundance)
  • July 11, 2008 (2008-07-11) (USA)
Running time
88 minutes
Country United States
Language English
Budget $3.4 million
Box office $12,636

August is a 2008 American drama film directed by Austin Chick and presented by 57th & Irving. The screenplay by Howard A. Rodman focuses on two brothers, ambitious dot-com entrepreneurs attempting to keep their company afloat as the stock market begins to collapse in August 2001, one month prior to the 9/11 attacks.

The film premiered as an official selection of the Spectrum section at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival.

Tom and Joshua Sterling are two brothers, whose Internet start-up, Landshark, is as hot as a New York City summer – only this is the summer of 2001, their company is in lock up, its stock price is plunging and, in a few weeks, the world will change forever.

In the meantime, Tom Sterling is living the hedonistic life of an Internet star; he dates multiple women, drives a 67 Camaro convertible and hangs out at a new club called Bungalow 8. Tom Sterling is a true showman, a demigod in a cult – and culture – of personality.

As of October 13, 2008, the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reported that 35% of critics rated the film positively based on 23 reviews, with a consensus that "Josh Hartnett puts in a well-intentioned performance but overall, August only superficially explores its dotcom-burst setting."Metacritic reported the film had an average score of 39 out of 100 based on 10 reviews, indicating a generally negative response.


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